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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Pope Francis has acknowledged the crisis of marriage in many societies and said Christians can counter this if they start to trust again that Jesus grants grace to married couples. The Pope made this observation speaking to the crowds during his weekly General Audience this morning in St. Peter’s Square while continuing his catechesis on marriage and family.

“Let us not be afraid to invite Jesus and Mary to the marriage feast,” the Pope said, “for Christian spouses marry not only for themselves, …

The second part of why we need God’s help to live moral lives is that human reasoning simply will not be enough to build a just society. There may be a group of people who will want to build a just society. But then you have to find enough people who have the wisdom to sift through the emotions and the politics to discern what is right. Then you have to find the strength, motivation and energy to live it out and then try to force others to live the same way. When someone goes astray, mercy must be the model, because if it was only justice, there would be only the suffering that justice demands of those who do wrong.Continue reading →